Scotland: Single malt whisky through the producing distilleries: history, making and tasting

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Gordon & McPhail

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Independent bottlers

 
Gordon MacPhail shop

Gordon & MacPhail
58-60 South Street
Elgin
Moray
IV30 1JY
Tel: 01343 545110

Creation date1895

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Gordon & McPhail is an ancient house of Elgin, in the heart of the Speyside region. The society was founded in 1895 by James Gordon and John Alexander McPhail. The originality of their business was the combination of a grocery with a wine and spirit business. The grocery is still active nowadays.
John Urquhart joined them from the very first year and he was dealing with the whisky business. His grand children are still owners of the company.
James Gordon and John McPhail were pioneers in the marketing of single malt outside the Highlands. Single malt was the most appreciated in Scotland, while the international markets preferred the blends, because more predictable
Their policy was from the beginning to buy new whisky at renowned distilleries and to mature it in casks they select themselves. They bottle the whisky at the moment they decide it has reached the best quality level possible.
The results of this policy is that they have now lots of rare whiskies, because they are maturing in their own warehouses (some of them are over the 50 years), or because the producing distillery has disappeared since a long time.
Gordon & McPhail use(d) to add caramel to their bottlings, in order to obtain a more intense colour.
 
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Cask

 

Highland Park
 

Connoisseur's choice

 
Bladnoch Clynelish Craigellachie
Ardbeg 1996 Gordon & MacPhail
Ardbeg
 

Gordon & McPhail

 
Glentauchers
Dallas Dhu Imperial Glentauchers
 

Private Collection

 
Caol Ila
 

Reserve

 
Imperial Gordon MacPhail Aultmore 1989 Ardmore Reserve 1991
Glenburgie Imperial Aultmore Ardmore
Caperdonich Gordon&MacPhail 22 ans Rosebank: reserve 1990 Glenlivet Reserve 1990 Benrinnes Reserve 1975
Caperdonich Rosebank Glenlivet Benrinnes

 

The MacPhail's Collection

 
Tamdhu 1962
Tamdhu Tamdhu

Rare Old

St Magdalene 1975
St Magdalene

Rare Vintage Range

Strathisla 1967 Gordon & MacPhail Glen Grant 1955 Strathisla 40 Millburn 1972
Strathisla Glen Grant Strathisla Millburn
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